Lucian's POV:

"Little wolf, what do you say?" I asked preemptively. I wanted… No, I needed her to accept. She wasn't made for the wild, she wouldn't survive, and I couldn't live with myself if that happened. I didn't care if she rejected me. I'd just have to stay away from her.

"Ooooo… could you convince her not to reject you?" said Max.

"She seems to have made up her mind," I say, my chest heavy. I knew that if she rejected me, it would destroy me; I might not survive it. But I didn't care, as